Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree – How To Unlock Sealed Spiritsprings

Exploration in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is a little bit different from the base game in curious ways. The game is still open-world, but there is now more backtracking and interconnectivity to the previous regions via shortcuts and loops.

Scadutree Fragment s and Revered Spirit Ash es have replaced Golden Seed s and Sacred Tear s as valuable collectibles in the overworld. To help players transition and learn the new mechanics in the DLC, notes and tutorials explaining how these things work have been added to the game. One of these notes refers to sealed spiritsprings, a phenomenon players may be unfamiliar with.

How to Unlock Sealed Spiritsprings in Shadow of the Erdtree

Players will be able to talk to Moore, an NPC merchant, at the Main Gate Cross Site of Grace, next to the Miquella’s Cross and Scadutree Fragment. While Moore doesn’t have much to offer in terms of goods, one particular item may catch your interest—’Note: Sealed Spiritsprings ‘ on sale for 1,000 Runes. The note says:

“Should you chance upon a sealed spiritspring, look for stacked stones nearby. By toppling them, you may break the seal.”

Spiritsprings are gusts of wind players can use to super jump across vast vertical distances when riding Torrent. These are the same upward drafts you use to jump from the Gatefront Ruins to Stormhill in the base game.

In Shadow of the Erdtree, some—not all—spiritsprings are nonfunctional. These spiritsprings are easily identifiable by a ghostly image of stacked rocks surrounded by weak wisps of wind. The spiritspring’s wind is blocked, and to unseal it, players will have to find and topple the stacked rocks. The sealing stones are always found somewhere nearby. They are usually easy to locate as they’re rarely well hidden and are surrounded by a glowing white runic circle. They can be knocked over by attacking with any weapon. Once destroyed, a message will appear saying, ‘Somewhere, a spiritspring has been unsealed.’

After being unlocked, the spiritspring’s location should be immediately obvious, as they’re always close to the rocks, and the giant draft of wind is easy to spot if you’re looking for it.

Spiritspring seals may be hidden behind fake walls, bushes, up a ladder, or even indoors. Finding one may require unlocking a shortcut before being able to access it.